The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You - 1981
The cover of the album was designed by Peter Corriston, who won a Grammy Award for it. This was just before the arrival of the CD, those golden years, when album sleeves still meant something.
The cover is striking for many reasons, not least because it is one of the few to only feature Jagger on the front. Their tattooed faces served to disguise the ageing process, maintaining the idea of Jagger and Richards as priapic rock gods.
And just before the album was pressed, Jagger changed the title at the last minute from Tattoo to Tattoo You, causing Richards to publicly fume, claiming he had never been consulted about this.
The cover of the album was designed by Peter Corriston, who won a Grammy Award for it. This was just before the arrival of the CD, those golden years, when album sleeves still meant something.
The cover is striking for many reasons, not least because it is one of the few to only feature Jagger on the front. Their tattooed faces served to disguise the ageing process, maintaining the idea of Jagger and Richards as priapic rock gods.
And just before the album was pressed, Jagger changed the title at the last minute from Tattoo to Tattoo You, causing Richards to publicly fume, claiming he had never been consulted about this.